FOSSIL HUNTRESS
MUSINGS MEANT TO CAPTIVATE, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE
Friday 30 June 2023
MAPLE BAY HETEROMORPH
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Originally published as Heteroceras Conradi Morton, 1839. Eubostrycoceras elongatum Whiteaves from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) of Maple...
Thursday 29 June 2023
GULLS ON THE FORESHORE: T'SIK'WI
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A gull cries in protest at not getting his share of a meal Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the subord...
Friday 23 June 2023
VANCOUVER ISLAND'S HIDDEN GEMS: TRENT RIVER
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Dan Bowen, Chair, VIPS, Trent River The rocks that make up the Trent River on Vancouver Island were laid down south of the equator as small,...
Tuesday 20 June 2023
ORTHOCONE: STRAIGHT-SHELLED NAUTILOIDS
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Orthocone Nautiloid Fossil An orthocone is an unusually long, straight shell of a nautiloid cephalopod. You have likely seen them from Ontar...
Saturday 17 June 2023
THE RHINO AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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Saturday 10 June 2023
AMMONOIDS AND CONODONTS: NEVADA
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Nevada is a wonderful place to explore our palaeontological history. The state spans a broad spectrum of exposures showcasing the depth of g...
Friday 9 June 2023
HORNBY ISLAND'S GLORIOUS FOSSILS
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Diplomoceras sp . This gorgeous cream and brown big beast of a heteromorph, Diplomoceras (Diplomoceras) sp. , (Hyatt, 1900) was found within...
Thursday 8 June 2023
VANCOUVER ISLAND'S FABULOUS FOSSILS: TRENT RIVER PALAEONTOLOGY
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Dan Bowen, Chair, VIPS, Trent River The rocks that make up the Trent River on Vancouver Island are on the move. They were laid down near of ...
Wednesday 7 June 2023
BUMBLEBEES: HAMDZALAT'SI
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This fuzzy yellow and black striped fellow is a bumblebee in the genus Bombus sp., family Apidae. We know him from our gardens where we se...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
CHIRPING THERMOMETERS
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About 250 million years ago, our once silent world became a cacophony of diverse animal sounds. One of the most lyrical of those voices to ...
Monday 5 June 2023
EXPLORING THE GLORIOUS KOOTENAY REGION
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The East Kootenay region on the south-eastern edge of British Columbia is a land of colossal mountains against a clear blue sky. That is no...
Sunday 4 June 2023
FERNIE'S GIANT AMMONITE: TITANITES
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Titanites occidentalis , Fernie Ammonite The Fernie ammonite, Titanites occidentalis , from outcrops on Coal Mountain near Fernie, British C...
Saturday 3 June 2023
FOSSIL TETRAPODS FROM THE ARCTIC
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Qikiqtania wakei , a fishapod & relative to tetrapods You will likely recall the amazing tetrapodomorpha fossil found on Ellesmere Islan...
Friday 2 June 2023
LOVE LESSONS FROM THE ARCTIC
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Nunatsiarmiut Mother and Child, Baffin Island, Nunavut Warm light bathes this lovely Nunatsiarmiut mother and child from Baffin Island, Nuna...
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